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Intubation Confirmation on POCUS

See the round, shadowing structures?
1. ET Tube in Trachea
2. NG Tube in Esophagus

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Intubation Confirmation ... ET Tube in Trachea ... Confirmation #POCUS #ETT ... #Clinical #Neck ... #Ultrasound #EndotrachealTube
Airway Intubation Confirmation on POCUS
Linear probe is placed on anterior neck at the level of the
air-mucosal surface of trachea ... by movement @ trachea ... /arch from ETT contact ... Confirmation #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Tracheal Airway POCUS prior to anticipated difficult airway
1. ID cricothyroid membrane evaluation
2. Confirm tracheal intubation
3. Detect
Tracheal Airway ... intubation 3. ... Detect mainstem intubation ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #intubation #criticalcare
Nasogastric Tube Placement on Point of Care Ultrasound - Transverse View
The cervical esophagus is left of
Point of Care Ultrasound ... identifying esophageal intubation ... for the "double trachea ... NGTube #Placement #clinical ... #video #pocus #
POCUS “Double Tract” sign indicating esophageal intubation (located in left paratracheal location in approx. 70% humans).

#Esophageal
indicating esophageal intubation ... #Esophageal #Intubation ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... DoubleTract #Sign #Clinical ... #Trachea #ETT #
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
likelihood and clinical ... • Difficult intubation ... vs. intubation ... • Video-assisted ... airway #algorithm #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Intraoperative Bronchospasm ... or obstructed tracheal ... or oesophageal intubation ... Other drugs at clinician ... anaesthesia #Anesthesiology
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
ENT, ICU). ❹ Call ... C to intubate trachea ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Intraoperative Patient ... flow • Remove tracheal ... • Consider intubation ... #Airway #Fire #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Intraoperative Laryngospasm ... correctly positioned tracheal ... ). ❻ Consider tracheal ... intubation particularly ... Laryngospasm #Stridor #Anesthesiology